Pages for various articles that I have written are listed
below. The articles are dated and listed in chronological
order and are divided into categories. (The articles cover a span of
several years and some of the links that are mentioned in them may no longer
work. Also, some articles have been moved to other sites as indicated by an asterisk (*).Windows XP Tips and Tweaks
- August, 2002- Tips on dual-booting Windows XP with 98/Me
- October, 2002- DOS may be gone but the command line is very much alive in Windows XP*
- November, 2002- Change Windows XP settings to suit your own preferences
- December, 2002- More on tweaking Windows XP
- July, 2003- Using the command line in Windows XP*
- October, 2003- Stopping XP messenger spam
- December, 2003- Tired of your desktop icons? Spruce them up
- January, 2004- Controlling which services run at startup or in the background
- May, 2004- Fonts in Windows
- May, 2004- The Windows Character Map
- May, 2004- The Private Character Editor
- May, 2004- Hard disk management
- May, 2004- Windows Explorer tips
- June, 2004- System tools: Microsoft Management Console
- June, 2004- How to run programs as administrator from limited accounts
- July, 2004- Configuring the DNS cache
- July, 2004- Shortcuts and other uses for Rundll32.exe
- August, 2004- Control Panel, shortcuts and Control.exe
- November, 2004- Taking control of your computer startup (revised)
- November, 2004- Some useful TCP/IP tools*
- April, 2005- Task Manager
- May, 2005- Make Your PC Run Faster and Better
- May, 2005- The many and varied uses of Start-Run*
- June, 2005- Recovery or Restore Disks
- June, 2005- What boot.ini does and how to edit it
- July, 2005- Windows XP Backup Utility
- July, 2005- Windows XP Backup Utility- Advanced
- August, 2005- Configuring and using the Taskbar
- August, 2005- Customizing the Start menu
- August, 2005- Customize shortcuts
- August, 2005- Windows Explorer shortcuts
- August, 2005- Shutdown and other shortcuts
- August, 2005- Tips on using Internet Explorer
- September, 2005- Make your favorite folders more accessible
- September, 2005- Customizing Windows Explorer
- October, 2005- Adding special characters to documents with the Numeric Keypad
- October, 2005- Organize Your Personal Files with Document Properties and Metadata
- December, 2005- Safe Mode
- December, 2005- Tips on using Outlook Express
- December, 2005- How to find useful script files
- January, 2006- Simple script programs for common computer chores that anyone can use
- March, 2006- the Network Services Shell command-line utility*
- July, 2006- System Restore
- September, 2006- Editing the Registry with INF files
- December, 2006- Keeping the Windows XP system clean
- December, 2006- Using the Disk Cleanup utility
- December, 2006- Basics of system maintenance
- January, 2007- Shortcuts and tips for using Internet Explorer 7
- February, 2007- Constants for Special Folders
- March, 2007- How to remap the keyboard
- July, 2007- Group Policy Editor
- August, 2007- File name intricacies
- September, 2007- How to use Chkdsk
- December, 2007- Alternate Data Streams
(Links above marked with * have been moved to http://commandwindows.com)
Internet Security and Privacy
- August, 2001- How to use the Windows Hosts file to speed up the Internet and to block ads
- July, 2002- All about Internet cookies *
- September, 2003- Mailbox crammed with spam? Some ways to cut the clutter *
- April, 2004- How to defend your computer on the Internet
- May, 2004- How to read your email with greater safety *
- September, 2004- The email scam called "phishing" *
- October, 2004- ActiveX controls and security *
- October, 2004- Spyware *
- March, 2005- Internet ports and security
- June, 2005- A new way marketers track you
- June, 2005- Better cookie control with a custom privacy file
- June, 2005- Creating a privacy file for cookie control
- September, 2006- A new approach to computer security
(Links in this sectipn marked with * have been moved to surfthenetsafely.com)
How Things Work
- April, 2001- Understanding Internet names
- April, 2002- NTFS and FAT file systems explained
- March, 2003- Getting acquainted with hexadecimal
- July, 2004- The difference between system folders, folders, and directories
- July, 2004- Manipulating and editing system folders- CLISDs
- October, 2004- DLL Files explained
- December, 2004- Environment Variables
- March, 2005- About Internet protocols
- September, 2007- How characters are encoded
General Interest
- April, 2003- Backups made easier (revised, December, 2006)
- May, 2003- The rebate game
- September, 2003- Useful keyboard shortcuts
- November, 2003- Where to get help when your computer has you stumped (Revised, December, 2006)
- April, 2004- Printer tips
- April, 2004- Mouse tips
- July, 2004- Recycling and reusing old computers
- December, 2004- Favorite freeware
- June, 2005- Everything you want to know about boot disks